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Monday, August 13, 2012

Form 2290 E-Filers must E-File HVUT by 1pm on August 31, 2012

The IRS will shut down their E-Filing system on at 1pm
August 31, 2012 for maintenance over the Labor Day Holiday Weekend. The
E-Filing system will resume on at noon on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.

This is taken from the postcard that will be mailed from the
IRS to the E-Filers on August 20th:

Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, is due by
August 31, 2012

Due to IRS facility maintenance taking place over the Labor
Day weekend, you will be unable to electronically file your Form 2290 after 1
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 31, 2012. If you intend to file your Form
2290 electronically, please do so prior to 1 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2012, as
processing of the form will not begin again until noon EDT on September 4,
2012. If you do not electronically file your return by 1 p.m. EDT on August 31,
2012, your return will be considered timely filed provided the IRS receives the
electronically filed Form 2290 by September 7, 2012. This facility maintenance
will not affect your ability to file a paper Form 2290. If your Form 2290
reports 25 or more vehicles, you must file electronically.

Note if you are paper filing, the deadline remains August
31, 2012 and all returns must be postmarked by that date to be considered on
time.